Planetary hours
in Vitebsk.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Wednesday, 9 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 09:12
- Sunset
- 16:30
- Next sunrise
- 09:13
A day hour lasts 36 min; a night hour, 1h 24m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury09:12 – 09:48
- 2☽︎ Moon09:48 – 10:25
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:25 – 11:01
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:01 – 11:38
- 5♂︎ Mars11:38 – 12:14
- 6☉︎ Sun12:14 – 12:51
- 7♀︎ Venus12:51 – 13:27
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:27 – 14:04
- 9☽︎ Moon14:04 – 14:40
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:40 – 15:17
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:17 – 15:53
- 12♂︎ Mars15:53 – 16:30
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:30 – 17:53
- 2♀︎ Venus17:53 – 19:17
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:17 – 20:41
- 4☽︎ Moon20:41 – 22:04
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:04 – 23:28
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:28 – 00:51
- 7♂︎ Mars00:51 – 02:15
- 8☉︎ Sun02:15 – 03:39
- 9♀︎ Venus03:39 – 05:02
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:02 – 06:26
- 11☽︎ Moon06:26 – 07:50
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:50 – 09:13
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Vitebsk?
On Wednesday, 9 December 2026, the Sun rises at 09:12 and sets at 16:30: the day lasts 7h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 36 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:13, lasts 16h 43m: twelve night hours of 1h 24m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 09:12 to 09:48: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.